We need to learn to let our emotions pass through us like waves, without getting caught in their undertow.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look into your present actions.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes.

The one who grasps at existence suffers in samsara, while the one who grasps at non-existence will find no liberation.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

The dharma is not in the books. If you want to find the dharma, look in your mind.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

To live fully is to let go and die with each step.

Zen in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past could have been any different.

If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good.

Where there is great doubt, there is great awakening; small doubt, small awakening; no doubt, no awakening.

Real peace comes from seeing things as they really are, not as we want them to be.

The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Wisdom is not something we have to strive to acquire. Rather, wisdom arises naturally as we open our hearts to the truth of what is.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

The only way to fail at meditation is to stop doing it.

Awareness is always with us. We don't need to create it or achieve it - we just need to recognize what's already there.

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet.